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Lenders might be monitoring your behavior via your credit card spending -- and certain purchases could cost you.

However rough the Street gets, there are always stocks going up -- and the best of them are likely to keep winning. Here are 5, plus a screen to help you find more.

It took years for the hazards of smoking to come to light. Now there's debate over the safety of mobile phones, but studies on their possible health effects are far from definitive.

Moody's may downgrade American Express. Wal-Mart sees slower sales because stimulus checks are spent. Oil jumps to $120. AIG's big loss slams its shares. Intel leads chip stocks higher. Jobless claims hit their worst level in 6 years.

The founders of an upscale natural juice company throw themselves in the ring again with a fizzy new approach to on-the-go nutrition drinks.

Use these tips as a guide to help you make the most of your time when creating a business plan.

A new bill currently being considered in the House brings changes that no longer look out for the little guy.

Here are 4 ways to woo shoppers this summer, when the spotlight's on saving.

Partnering with a company that shares your target market saves you time and money.

For a tax that each year affects only a few hundred of the nation's 27 million small companies, the estate tax manages to scare an outsize number of entrepreneurs: In a July Zogby poll of small-business owners, nearly half said they believe they will be affected by the fee critics call "the death tax."